The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-02
LABOR MATTERS.
A Contest Between Stove-Molders and Man
ufacturers Takes a New Form.

A Contest Between Stove Molders and Man
ufacturers Takes a New Form.
ST. LOUIS, April 1.-The recent trouble be-
tween the union stnve-molders and three of the
largest stove manufacturing concerns of this
city, which resulted in strike, has eliminated
in step never taken before. the outcome of
which is awaited with great interest The stu
alton is officially stated by Stoves and Hard
ware, journal devoted to the stove and hard
ware interest, as follows:
'.On March the molders strnck for an ad-
vance os ID per cent. in wages, after having re-
lected All offer previously made TO them OF 10
percent. advance, to take effect June ]. The
moders then proposed to accept an advance of
10 per cent. if made at once This was refused
by the manufacturers who, in turn offered an
advance of per cent Immediately, with q like
advance in June or July if the trade should war
rant it. This rejected by the moders, and
the strike went on. The executive committee OF
the Founders National Defense Association. OF
the Fourth district which embraces all the
Western States. then took the matter M, held
meeting mere on Wednesday and Thursday of
this week. and after full discussion of the
whole matter, unanimously resolved that the
patterns of the Bridge q Beach Manufacturing
Company should be distributed among the men,
beers of the Fourth district. and that the Bridge
81 Beach Manufacturing Company be instructed
to omen their shop on Monday, April 4. with
such labor as they can get at board prices"
The distribution of the patterns Of the Bridge
& Beach Manufacturing Company something
which is said to have never been done before)
means that the other members of the National
Defense Association will make castings for that
company and the interest in the matter centers
on the question whether the union employ es of
the manufacturers in the Fourth district will
produce castings for company whose hands
are strike and who Will attempt to their
foundry with non-union molders. There is
reasonable apprehension that general strike
may follow. and the result is looked for with
good deal OF concern.
The Coming Convention of the AmaIgamated.
PiTTsB URG, April 1.-The lodges of the Anal
gamated Association of Iron and Steel-workers
throughout the country will elect delegates, dur
ing the coming month, to the annual conven-
ton, which meets in this city on June Z. There
is a great amount of business already hard,
and it is expected that the convention will be in
session at least two weeks. The most important
matters to be considered will be the recent
trouble with the Knights Of Labor, the scale of
wages for the ensuing year. and the advisability
of further rengthenlng the organization by
taking in men under new classifcations. that
all skilled mill labor will have a representa-
ton 1t is said the admission of pipe-rnill work
men and steel meters will be strongly advo-
Gated, and that if they taken in it will in
crease the membership of the association 125 900
men. In regard 20 the new scale of wages Moth
ing is known. number of the delegates al
ready chosen favor scale based on three differ
ent grades of iron, instead of on bar iron as at
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